Through Arjun’s life—from birth registration and school choices to startup trenches and IMF bailouts—this chapter reveals the unseen “elephant” of three forces: State, Market, and Community.
Each stage of his journey becomes a transaction in identity and opportunity, exposing how bureaucracies, capital flows, and social ties sort, empower, or constrain us. Detailed “system snapshots” trace how institutions assign roles, privileges, and risks, setting the scene for why a new value framework is needed
